- Visited Kyonggi University dormitory site scheduled to be converted into life treatment center on the 14th - 2,000 capacity. Planned to move in from one of two buildings starting on the 15th
Gwonseon-gu Health Center screening clinic. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Twelve confirmed COVID-19 cases numbered 533-544 etc. have occurred in Suwon City. According to Suwon City on the 14th, case 533 is a resident of Homaesil-dong, Gwonseon-gu. Case 534 is from Gwangjung-dong (Sanbon-dong), Gunpo City, 535 Maetan 3-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 536 Seodun-dong (Tap-dong), Gwonseon-gu, 537 Mangpo 1-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, 538 Jowon 1-dong, Jangan-gu, 539 Jeongja 2-dong, Jangan-gu, 540-541 Pal…
- Over 200 cases of underreported acquisition tax by multi-property owners with 4 or more properties in one generation, over 70 cases of rental housing exemption violations, etc.
Vehicle tax payments available from Dec. 16-31 through Wetax, credit cards, and mobile payment apps
Suwon City Hall. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City announced on the 14th that it has appointed 19 members to the 'Suwon City Local Tax Deliberation Committee,' which will work to protect taxpayers' rights. The committee is composed of 17 commissioned members including Attorney Lee Sang-yong as chairman, along with attorneys, tax accountants, certified public accountants, appraisers, and university professors, and 2 ex-officio civil servants (Director of Suwon City's Economic Policy Bureau and head of the Tax Division). The term runs from January 1 next year through December 31, 2
- City receives excellence award at '19th National Resident Autonomy Expo'...Songduk-dong wins autonomy and decentralization award
- Visited 15 businesses and organizations to hear grievances and seek solutions - Business and citizen suggestions referred to 'SME Ombudsman' for regulatory improvement - Opened 'Regulatory Reform Reporting' bulletin board on Suwon City website in August
- Organized 'winter comprehensive countermeasures support team' to establish customized care and safety measures - Provides living expenses, housing costs, medical expenses, education expenses, and case management support to identified at-risk households - LH public rental housing rents frozen through December 2022 to reduce tenant burden
- Card replacement in three cities of Suwon, Gwangmyeong, and Goyang beginning December 14, with expansion to 22 cities and counties in the province by January next year for children's meal card use - Payment possible regardless of terminal type, expected to significantly resolve inconvenience in use - Design identical to general debit cards, enabling use without psychological burden
Suwon City Hall exterior. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City announced on the 13th that it is recruiting 11 members for the '9th Citizens Auditor' positions by January 8 next year. It is recruiting 6 members from specialized fields including law, architecture, public health, and accounting, and 5 members from general administration. Applicants in specialized fields must have relevant qualifications. Citizens auditors participate in institutional audits and field audits by sector to make suggestions for areas needing improvement, and promote best practices in efficient system improvement and budget savings…
Jangan-gu Health Center screening clinic. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] On the 12th, 10 additional COVID-19 confirmed cases (numbered 513-522, etc.) occurred in Suwon City. According to Suwon City, confirmed case 513 is a resident of Jeongja 2-dong, Jangan-gu. Case 514 is from Yeonghwa-dong, Jangan-gu; 515 from Jeongja 2-dong, Jangan-gu; 516 from Geumgok-dong, Gwonseon-gu; 517 from Geumgok-dong, Gwonseon-gu; 518 from Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong City; 519 from Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong City; 520 from Yulcheon-dong, Jangan-gu; 521…
Gwonseon-gu vehicle tax payment promotion. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City assessed the second installment of vehicle tax for this year at approximately 13.92 billion won (83,731 cases). The payment deadline is from December 16 to 31. The taxable subject is vehicle owners registered in the vehicle registration ledger with their place of habitual residence in Gwonseon-gu as of December 1, 2020. Vehicles that paid annually during January, June, September, and March of this year (48,151 cases) are excluded from the taxable subject. The District Tax Division's…
Yeongdeungpo-gu City Hall exterior. (Photo=Yeongdeungpo-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Yeongdeungpo-gu, Suwon City announced it will assess 712,000 cases of the second installment vehicle tax for 2020 totaling 1.26 billion won. The second installment vehicle tax assessment targets are vehicles registered and reported in Yeongdeungpo-gu as of December 1, and the payment period is from the 16th to the 31st of this month. Vehicles that paid annually from January to September this year or small cars, vans, cargo vehicles, etc. with annual vehicle tax of less than 100,000 won that paid the second half portion in advance in June…
Survey banner on Suwon City website's 'Suwon Maemin Plaza' section. [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon City will conduct a satisfaction survey for 'Public Building Citizen Sharing Service' through the 18th. The Public Building Citizen Sharing Service provides space for citizens to conduct activities such as lifelong learning and community projects by opening Suwon City public facilities (city and district offices, libraries, welfare centers, etc.) during nights and holidays. The survey includes ▲whether respondents have used the 'Public Building Citizen Sharing Service'…
Pyeongtaek City screening clinic. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 11th that COVID-19 confirmed case 188 occurred. The confirmed case is a resident of Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek City who had contact with Suwon City cases 477-479. The case was confirmed on the 11th after testing on the 10th. A city official said, "Isolation bed requests and epidemiological investigation of the confirmed case are underway. Additional information will be announced promptly through the city website and SNS,"
Mayor Jung Jang-seon and other Pyeongtaek City officials (sixth from right) attending the second trial held at the Supreme Court. (Photo=Pyeongtaek City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Pyeongtaek City announced on the 10th that, regarding the court decision on the reversion of the Pyeongtaek Port landfill, the Supreme Court held a second trial on the 10th and the city plans to thoroughly prepare until the final ruling. The trial held on the 10th pertains to the reversion claim filed by South Chungcheong Province (Dangjin and Asan City) regarding the court decision on the Pyeongtaek Port landfill reversion by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety Minister on May 4, 2015…
District Chief Gil Young-bae (fourth from left) and other Gwonseon-gu officials congratulating the Social Service Award. (Photo=Gwonseon-gu) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City announced on the 11th that 'Suwon City Gwonseon-gu Office' received the top national excellence award (Minister of National Defense Citation) at the 7th Social Service Award ceremony. The Military Manpower Administration has been organizing the Social Service Awards since 2014 to boost morale of social service workers, enhance pride, and improve social perception, and recognizes exemplary social service workers each year…
Suwon City Hall building. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City announced on the 11th that it was selected as the grand prize winner in the single city category in the '2020 Sustainable Transportation City Evaluation' jointly hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Transport Institute. The city received the grand prize this year following last year's top award in the single city group with a population of 300,000 or more. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport used 'Article 15 of the Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Development Act and Article 11 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act' as the basis for evaluation of cities with a population of 100,000 or more
- As part of 'crisis neighbor discovery activation project', selecting outstanding municipalities by three groups according to population size - Group A Suwon, Group B Gwangmyeong, Group C Anseong honored as 'best'…each receiving 15 million won in project expenses - Yongin, Paju, Yangpyeong 'excellent', eight cities and counties receiving encouragement project funds…to be used in public-private cooperation project funds for crisis neighbor discovery
Officers of the Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Committee Chairpersons' Council are taking commemorative photos after delivering welcome remarks. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The Suwon City Residents' Autonomy Committee Chairpersons' Council announced a 'Welcome Statement to the National Assembly's Passage of the Comprehensive Amendment to the Local Autonomy Act' at Hwaseong Haenggung Plaza in Paldal-gu on the 10th, stating that "the special city will serve as a foundation for the nation to be reborn as a place where citizens are true masters." The council stated that "the National Assembly's passage of the 'Comprehensive Amendment to the Local Autonomy Act' containing the designation of special cities is
- Received comprehensive excellence (2nd grade) in the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights' 2020 transparency evaluation of cities and counties
- Suwon City and SD Biosensor sign 'Business Agreement for Joint Response to COVID-19'
Suwon Local Food Direct Sales Store exterior. (Photo=Suwon Ilbo) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] The Suwon City Agricultural Technology Center and Suwon Hwaseong-Osan Livestock Cooperative signed an agreement on the 10th in writing for the operation of the Suwon Local Food Direct Sales Store. According to the agreement, the two institutions will cooperate for the smooth operation of the 'Suwon Local Food Direct Sales Store,' a 19.64m² space to be opened at the end of this month inside the Suwon Livestock Agricultural Cooperative Hanaro Mart Gokbanjung branch (121 Gokbanjung-ro, Gwonseon-gu). The Suwon Local Food Direct Sales Store is a direct sale of Suwon area agricultural products
- Association Happiness Kamm sending masks via airplane…continuing local development projects including well support
Mayor Yeom Tae-young (2nd from right), Yongin Mayor Baek Gun-ki (1st from right), Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-jun (1st from left), Changwon Mayor Heo Sung-mu (2nd from left) are being interviewed in front of the National Assembly following the passage of the Local Autonomy Act complete revision bill.(Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young reporter] Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young expressed expectations, saying 'The complete revision bill of the Local Autonomy Act containing the designation of special cities will be responsible for the future of Korean administration.' Mayor Yeom Tae-young on the 9th afternoon 'Local Autonomy Act…
At the UNESCO Global Learning Cities Network (GNLC) Domestic Working Committee Official Launch Web Seminar, which was streamed live on YouTube on the 9th, Kim Tae-hee, a lifelong education specialist, is presenting a case study. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] International organizations including the OECD and UNESCO gave high praise to Suwon City's lifelong education achievements. Suwon City held the UNESCO Global Learning Cities Network (GNLC) Domestic Working Committee Official Launch Web Seminar, which was streamed live on YouTube on the afternoon of the 9th
Scene from the National Assembly plenary session on the 9th. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Suwon City has finally realized its long-held wish with the designation as a 'special city.' The 'Comprehensive Amendment to the Local Autonomy Act' passed the National Assembly plenary session on the 9th, marking the first amendment to the Local Autonomy Act in 32 years. The National Assembly held a plenary session that afternoon and passed the 'Comprehensive Amendment to the Local Autonomy Act,' which grants the title of 'special city' to major cities with a population of 1 million or more, with 238 votes in favor, 7 against, and
- A nursing home in Ingye-dong confirmed one employee on the 8th, followed by full testing...15 tested positive on the 9th - The nursing home was immediately placed under cohort isolation - City conducting sweeping inspections of high-risk facilities including nursing homes, nursing hospitals, and daytime care facilities in the jurisdiction
Seo Kyung-bo, head of Suwon City's Welfare and Women Department (2nd from right), and directors of thirteen 0-year-old-only childcare centers are taking commemorative photos after the delivery ceremony. (Photo=Suwon City) [Suwon Ilbo=Seo Dong-young Reporter] Thirteen 0-year-old-only childcare centers in Suwon City donated 1 million won to Suwon City for low-income families' children. The delivery ceremony was held at the office of Seo Kyung-bo, head of Suwon City's Welfare and Women Department, on the 9th. Seo Kyung-bo, head of Welfare and Women Department, and directors of 0-year-old-only childcare centers attended. The donation of 1
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